Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Liberia's import sources for HS product codes where a single source country accounts for >= 80% of total imports and the import value is >= 10,000,000 USD. Only data for the most recent available year is displayed. If you want more data, visit the Country Matrix.

Liberia

5 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Côte d'Ivoire2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils202398.00%655,448,153
2China7210Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, clad, plated or coated202396.40%18,909,322
3Germany8426Derricks, cranes, including cable cranes, mobile lifting frames, straddle carriers and works trucks fitted with a crane202395.32%10,658,990
4India1006Rice202391.87%220,403,839
5China8517Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular/wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless networks), excluding items of 8443, 8525, 8527, or 8528202382.30%27,243,743

Partner frequency summary:

China: 2 occurrences

Côte d'Ivoire: 1 occurrence

Germany: 1 occurrence

India: 1 occurrence

Legend:

Highlight - the row matches a Danger Zone country and/or a Critical Goods HS code.
ABCBold red partner name - the import source country is flagged in the Danger Zone.
1234Bold lime HS code - the product code is flagged in Critical Goods.